THE Traitors Rewarded: Or, the Execution and Confession of Edward Fitz Harris AND Oliver Plunket, Two Notorious Traitors, Who were drawn to Tyburn on Sledges, and there Executed on the first of this Instant July, 1681. For contriving, and Traitorously carrying on the late Hellish PLOT, by not only devising to destroy the Life of his Majesty, but to deliver up these Kingdoms to a Foreign Power, etc.  
EDward Fitz Harris (as his own Narrative, or rather Examination taken by the Right Honourable the Secretary of State) was Born in Ireland, being Son to Sir Edward Fitz Harris, and there bred up in the Popish Superstitions and Idolatrous Tenants, from whence, as from the Fountain of all Mischief, he sucked in his wicked Principles, which turned him even into a Monster in nature, and Atreus like, to feed upon the Bowels of his own Country, and destroy those whose Charity and Bounteous Inclination, had saved him from Perishing. For having espoused the Catholic Cause, he was resolved to show himself a Spawn of those mischievous Spirits, the Bloodthirsty Jesuits; so that undertaking to bring that Monster into the world, which Mother Cellier, with all her dexterity in Midwifery could not do, whereupon he, by the advice (as he himself confessed) of the French Ambassadors Confessor, frames or draws up several Treasonable heads, and by putting them into a Libel, and dispersing the Copies, hoped to raise the whole Nation to bear Rebellious Arms against his Prince; but his contrivance being laid too shallow, it was revealed by Mr. Everard, the person to whom he applied himself for the compacting it the better under the shelter of his Name to carry on the design; but his Treasonable Papers being secured, and he apprehended, was committed first to Newgate, and after that, for some weighty Reasons, sent to the Tower, where he lay as it were in suspense, with longing expectation, being desirous to see the Event; so that after the several debates held about his Plea to that Courts Jurisdiction, by reason of his having been Impeached by the Commons, he on Thursday the 9th of June 1681. was brought to his Trial in earnest, where it was proved against him by several witnesses, that he was in the first place a notorious Papist, and that he not only held correspondence with Conspirators, but that himself had brought the heads of a most Treasonable, false and scandalous Libel to be modelled, and put into a smother Method, this Mr. Everard Swore, and that Fitz Harris bringing the Libel to him, after some words passing, desired that he would undertake the putting of it into form, who to find out what new Stratagem was in hand, seemed to wink at his Treasonable Speeches which he frequently used, till getting Sir William Waller and Mr. Smith to stand in an adjacent Room to hear and see him; so that having sufficiently discovered his design, they thought fit to secure him, and found several Treasonable Notes under his own hand writing: The Libel contained Treason in the highest degree, and therefore no wonder if his Name sake afterward called it, Treason in Grain. It's main end and design was, to put a division between the King and his people, by creating gross misunderstandings, and to effect this, it was fraught with all the Calumnies that a malicious and bitter Spirit could invent, to persuade the Multitude into a belief, that his Majesty designed to establish Popery and Arbitrary Government; to hinds which, as was pretended, he admonished them to take up Arms and unanimously Rebel, so to Dethrone and Depose him; and whilst the people were cutting one another's Throats, the French were to Land and have finished the Tragedy. For this he was cast, and received Sentence of Death according to the Merits of his Treason, after which, he was carried back with a strong Guard to the Tower, where he made some offers to discover who employed him; but we cannot hear they amounted to any thing of moment; but his discourse for the most part was about things insignificant, desiring to speak with several persons of worth, who knowing his former Villainous designs to Ruin some person of Honour, they declined going; but he had the counsel and good advice of able Divines, and seemed much inclinable to Abjure the Idolatrous Superstitions of the Church of Rome. Being in the Sledge for that purpose prepared, he cast his Eyes very wishfully upon the people, as is supposed, to see whom he knew, and having a Book in his hand, he looked in it at times, but with so dejected a countenance, that some thought him half dead with fear, continuing so till he came to Tyburn, where after he had made some short Speech, expressing the guilt he lay under, and desiring God's Mercy to his Soul, the Executioner ended his wretched Life.  
OLiver Plunket, Born in the Kingdom of Ireland, but for the most part, had his Education at St. Omers in the Kingdom of France, from whence going to Salamanca, he stayed there till he was qualified to go to Rome for Orders, which he did after some time, and obtained them, becoming (as it is for certain related) a Benedictine Monk; and about eight years since returned for Ireland, under the Character of Archbishop of Dublin, which Archbishopric the Pope (although he had no more to do with it than the Turk) would needs bestow upon him, enjoining all the Popish Clergy of that Kingdom to own him such, but instead of effectually possessing it, he has met with a more deserved advancement at Tyburn, for conspiring to Murder and Depose the Lords Anointed his lawful King, which appeared upon his Trial at the Kings-Bench-Barr on the 8th of June, after this manner.  
Several Evidences (who for the major part were Popish Priests) appearing against him, gave Testimony, that he had Traitorously conspired to deliver up the Kingdom of Ireland to the French King, who (at the time appointed) was to Land an Army of 70000 Men, and having Conquered it (making miserable Havoc of the Protestants) he was to Establish the Popish Religion, and to bring that Kingdom (as formerly) under obedience to the See of Rome; and the better to accomplish such his Treasonable designs, Carligan was to be delivered up as a commodious Landing place; Money was Raised, and Men and Arms were to be Raised to join with the Foreign Forces.  
Thus were their projects laid, but they went no farther, for not long after the Discovery of the Plot, he was apprehended and confined a close Prisoner in the Castle, from whence by Habeas Corpus or especial Order, he was brought over into England to answer for his Treasonable conspiracies, and upon a full hearing, found guilty, when on the 15th following, the Sentence which the Law requires in case of Treason, was passed upon him, which was to be Drawn, Hanged, and Quartered; before and after which he made several Apologies about the Impossibility of several particulars, to which the Evidence had Sworn: As likewise solemn Protestations of his Innocency, desiring leave of the Court that one of his Servants might come to him in Private, who (as 'tis said) is an Irish Priest or Jesuit, who (without doubt) served him in nature of his Confessor, and whilst he remained in Prison, many Devout Catholics came to visit him, and receive his Benedictions, as one of the Sanctified Sons of Mother Church, encouraging him to stand stoutly to his tackle, and not by any show of fear, give the Heretics occasion to conclude him guilty, but to suffer courageously for the Cause, and amongst those that gave him such cordial Counsel (perhaps) to the Ruin of his Soul, were the ever active Madam Cellier, and the Jesuits under condemnation. In fine, he behaved himself very humble and meek, being often heard to Pray, especially to the Virgin Mary, for her assistance, to support him in his Tribulations and Sufferings for the Church, as he termed them.  
Being often admonished to suffer some Protestant Ministers to come to him, and pray with him, he refused it, saying, That he had espoused the Romish Religion for many years past, and was fully satisfied of its Efficacy unto Salvation, and therefore desired them to excuse him, if he denied to converse with any other than the professors of it now he was going out of the world; for as he alleged, that might occasion scruples and doubts, and make him the more uneasy in the matter of Conscience: These, and such like, were his allegations, and so he continued during his confinement in Newgate.  
He seems but little concerned in his way to the place of Execution, only was observed to Mumble to himself (as it is imagined) some formal Prayers; he being an Aged man, and very comely, being past doubt a Man of great parts, which occasioned several tender hearted Protestants to pity him, that by such detestable Villainy he should bring himself to so Ignominious a Death.  
Fitz Harris was brought in a Sledge from the Tower, and called upon his Brother at Newgate, from whence they went together.   

London, Printed for Richard Hill, Anno Dom. 1681.